The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-06-10
THE RACES.
An Afternoon at the Old Race
Track.

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for number of years, the old race
track on the Jordan opened its gates
again yesterday afternoon for gather
Ing OF Salt Lakers, larger in number
than expected, who came to witness the
fair and square trials of speed promised
by the gentlemen who, certainly not out
OF pecuniary interests, had arranged
the races which were to come off.
The track was in as fine a condition
as could be wished for and detachment
OF the Arbogast & Trumbo Co. were
busy all the afternoon supplying the
assemblage with the cooler-on temper
ance prlnclples-necesSary on such oc-
caslons on account of the heat, or the
pool stand.
The first event was the trotting
match of Frank l. ana Frank Grand,
driven by Hyrum Grant, and Busby
and sorrell Bill, driv( by A. G. Rys-
dale; mile ats pest 3 0'for 5000.
At 240 fine start !. effected by
Mr.. W. J. Ryan who together with Mr..
w. ID. Kimball and DR.. G. w. Num-
acted as judges. Soon after the start
Grants team broke badly for nearly
one eighth of mile, thus.Ioosing con-
siderable ground, which they were I'M
able to recover in spite of their good
WORK afterwards. First heat TO B Isby
and Sorrell Bill. Time, 339.
After an interval of about half
out for the second heat, and
again went off in line, Pomp work.
ing finely, and leaving a gap of about
four lengths between him and Jack,
till in the last quarter, when an un-
Warrantable use of the whip put him off
his feet, giving Jack an opportunity to
pass and win the race. Time, 242.
The third heat was perhaps the most
exciting feature of the day. After an
equally good start, the horses kept al
most head to head through the whole
race, Pomp leadingEslightly, sbut losing
the lead twice by breaking, recovering,
however, almost at the same moment,
and in a clear pace passing the wire a
winner, in 2.42I.
In consideration of the advanced
time, the trotters of the day were
brought out after the third heat, to
do the first heat. The programme hay
ing been changed, the com petitors
were sent off in a style which was a
credit to the starter and the drivers
the four heads forming straight line.
Mr.. Grants team did s.lendid work at
drst, till the use OF the lash brought
them off their feet again, giving to
Rysdale the second heat and race.
The next race, the event of the day,
was pacing match Uetween Pomp and
Broncho Jack-mile heats, three in five,
500 side. At 3.55 the word Ego" was
heard, the horses being at dead level
Pomp, by very fast work, drawing
slowly away from Jack, the former do
ing the first half mile in liz,
and never touched by Jack, passed
the wire winner, in 242. At !
ter repeated calling from the judges
box, the horses appeared for
this race were Roam Burt and Marble. |
The race went off slower than was ex-
pected, Roam Burt who has the better |
go losing, by continual breaks, every
chance to close up to Marble, the latter |
winning the heat in 2,55.
The next on the list, and almost i'm |
mediately following was the fourth heat |
between the PAGERS. After various |
send backs Mr.. Ryan got fine start to |
his credit, and again Pomp moved |
slowly but surely away from his oppo-
nent, leading at the half mile about ten |
lengths, and keeping that distance well
up to the three-quarter mile post, when |
Jack, putting on 2 20 gait, began to
close up on him, and near the home
stretch took the lead, not to lose it
again, passing the post in 2.39N, max
ing the fifth heat necessary, which was
not less well contested, the horses keep
ing close to each other for the whole
mile, Jack leading by about a length
when passing the post, and getting the
race Time IA
a good many of the public had left
when the last feature, the second heat
Of the trotting match, came off. Mar
bic took the lead from the start and
never gave it away, coming in winner
in 254.
Races like those of yesterday after
noon, where home horses compete in a
.air and square way on their merits,
IAN but tend to the advancement OF our
horse breeding, and q general participa-
ion by the public is to be wished.